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Written by: Administrator
Nairobi - The Kenya Wildlife Service is trying out a new, cheaper method of capturing and transferring wildlife. The method, referred to as funnel-shaped mass capture, was on trial last week when KWS ...
August 16th, 2008
Word count: 358
Written by: Administrator
GAROUA - "I have come to plant trees -- that is why I have left my jacket and tie in Yaoundé" declared Cameroon's Minister of Forest and Wildlife, Elvis Ngolle Ngolle, as he launched the...
August 16th, 2008
Word count: 872
Written by: Administrator
Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution have discovered a new species of bird in Gabon, Africa, that was, until now, unknown to the scientific community. The newly found olive-backed forest robin (S...
August 16th, 2008
Word count: 751
Written by: Administrator
A protracted dispute between the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), tour operators and lodge owners in the Kisoro area has been taken to the high court. The rift -- over distribution of tracking permits...
August 16th, 2008
Word count: 517
Written by: Administrator
In the past week, we have received numerous very disturbing reports from tourists and locals alike regarding the wholesale killing of wildlife, in particular, elephants. According to sources, the Depa...
August 15th, 2008
Word count: 643
Written by: Administrator
A total of 100,000 species of tree seedlings have been planted in six districts countrywide in a move to mitigate the impact of climate change. The Ministry of Water and Environment contributed Shs4...
August 15th, 2008
Word count: 472
Written by: Administrator
Windhoek - A desert-adopted  lioness wearing a GPS tracking collar, which had been observed and studied for nine years, was shot dead at Bergsig in the Kunene Region in July. A tour operator at W...
August 14th, 2008
Word count: 323
Written by: Administrator
 Kampala - Ugandan chimpanzee Zakayo, the star attraction at the Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC) near Kampala, is scheduled to cut a cake on Friday as he turns 44. The ageing primate, who ...
August 14th, 2008
Word count: 381
Written by: Administrator
The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (Uwec) Entebbe will this Friday host well-wishers to a lavish birthday party, probably not seen in the recent past. It will not be the birthday party of any poli...
August 13th, 2008
Word count: 275
Written by: Administrator
IUCN has teamed up with the African Development Bank to work together on conservation and sustainable development projects. Both organizations signed a memorandum of understanding on the 12 August, 20...
August 13th, 2008
Word count: 295
Written by: Administrator
The proposed soda ash factory on Lake Natron’s shores is feared to have a negative impact not only on the ecosystem of Tanzania but that of Kenya as well. The construction of the plant in Tanzan...
August 11th, 2008
Word count: 390
Written by: Administrator
Long-term memory may be key to helping elephants survive future challenges, including climate change, reports a new study published in The Royal Society’s Biology Letters. A recent study by the ...
August 11th, 2008
Word count: 749
Written by: Administrator
Kampala - President Yoweri Museveni has rejected a government's plan to reduce forest cover on Mt. Elgon. He said the plan should be suspended until proper verification is done by the National Environm...
August 10th, 2008
Word count: 434
Written by: Administrator
Congo has appointed a Belgian prince to fight corruption and poaching in Africa's oldest national park after rare gorillas were butchered there last year, Congo's environment minister has said. Police...
August 10th, 2008
Word count: 299
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